The Estonian ambassador to Moscow has said the outline of the country’s new euro coin did have a mistake, but the final version does not seize Russia’s territory.
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On January 1, Estonia became the 17th EU member to join the eurozone. The event was marked not only by celebrations, but also a scandal surrounding the new euro coin. Estonian human rights activist Sergey Seredenko said that Estonia’s map depicted on euro coins does not correctly reflect the outline of national territory and comprises part of Russia. He had informed the Russian embassy of this ...

On a visit to the United States, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January 20 to discuss Afghanistan, NATO and relations with Russia.
"Now I could go on and on about Estonia, and I have enjoyed already two visits as Secretary of State to Estonia,“ said Clinton, speaking to the press. "But what I'm most excited about is how closely we are working together to meet the sheer challenges of the 21st century. We are grateful, Minister, for such a dependable, creative and close ally, and we look forward to the work ahead.“
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The Estonian economy ministry has launched consultations with Eesti Gaas, aiming to buy the gas main grid from the company and hand it to electricity main grid manager Elering, LETA/Postimees Online reports.
“The economy ministry launched consultations with Eesti Gaas on how to proceed with liberalization of the gas market,” said Elering’s board chairman Taavi Veskimägi on Thursday to the press.Veskimägi said that Elering could become the administrator of the joint electricity and gas main grids.Veskimägi said that owners of Eesti Gaas should not be forced ...